Arthur Jones

ESPN analyst Tedy Bruschi raised some eyebrows this offseason when he opined that the Ravens — not the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers or even his former team, the New England Patriots — have the most talented roster in the NFL. And those comments came several months after the Ravens lost wide receiver Torrey Smith, tight end Owen Daniels, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata and outside linebacker Pernell McPhee and didn't replace any of them with free agents. "I'm really combining a great offensive line with a good defensive front seven," Bruschi explained. "I think that's a huge aspect in having rosters and building it. … [They] have a...

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